What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Dipropylene Glycol
HumectantDimethicone
Emollient
Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate
Antioxidant
Tocopheryl Phosphate
CleansingCoix Lacryma-Jobi Ma-Yuen Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningCholesteryl/Octyldodecyl Lauroyl Glutamate
Skin ConditioningAcrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingAmmonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
PEG-12 Dimethicone
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingCarbomer
Emulsion StabilisingPhytosteryl Isostearyl Dimer Dilinoleate
EmollientOctyldodecyl Myristate
EmollientTocopherol
Antioxidant
Methylparaben
Preservative
Water, Glycerin, Dipropylene Glycol, Dimethicone, Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate, Tocopheryl Phosphate, Coix Lacryma-Jobi Ma-Yuen Seed Extract, Cholesteryl/Octyldodecyl Lauroyl Glutamate, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer, Butylene Glycol, PEG-12 Dimethicone, Sodium Hydroxide, Carbomer, Phytosteryl Isostearyl Dimer Dilinoleate, Octyldodecyl Myristate, Tocopherol, Methylparaben
Water
Skin ConditioningCetyl Palmitate
Emollient
Cetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Tridecyl Stearate
Emollient
Isostearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Sodium PCA
Humectant
Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
Emollient
Salicylic Acid
Masking
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Powder
Skin Conditioning
Tridecyl Trimellitate
EmollientButylene Glycol Cocoate
Emulsifying
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Squalane
Emollient
Iris Florentina Root Extract
MaskingAllantoin
Skin Conditioning
Zinc Sulfate
Antimicrobial
Retinyl Palmitate
Skin Conditioning
Beta-Glucan
Skin Conditioning
Neopentyl Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate
EmollientXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingMaltodextrin
Absorbent
Hydroxyethylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingEthylcellulose
Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer
Emulsion StabilisingPropanediol
Solvent
Mentha Piperita Oil
Masking
Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Oil Expressed
Perfuming
Juniperus Virginiana Oil
Masking
Cedrus Deodara Wood Oil
Masking
Cedrus Atlantica Wood Oil
Perfuming
Polysorbate 60
Emulsifying
Alcohol Denat.
Antimicrobial
Levulinic Acid
Perfuming
Sodium Levulinate
Skin ConditioningSodium Phytate
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Benzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Sorbic Acid
Preservative
Water, Cetyl Palmitate, Cetyl Alcohol, Glycerin, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Tridecyl Stearate, Isostearyl Alcohol, Niacinamide, Sodium PCA, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Salicylic Acid, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Powder, Tridecyl Trimellitate, Butylene Glycol Cocoate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Squalane, Iris Florentina Root Extract, Allantoin, Zinc Sulfate, Retinyl Palmitate, Beta-Glucan, Neopentyl Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate, Xanthan Gum, Maltodextrin, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Ethylcellulose, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Propanediol, Mentha Piperita Oil, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Oil Expressed, Juniperus Virginiana Oil, Cedrus Deodara Wood Oil, Cedrus Atlantica Wood Oil, Polysorbate 60, Alcohol Denat., Levulinic Acid, Sodium Levulinate, Sodium Phytate, Sodium Benzoate, Benzyl Alcohol, Sorbic Acid
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Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Glycerin (or glycerol) is a compound naturally found in your skin. It's a powerhouse humectant that pulls water into the stratum corneum.
Topically, glycerin does several things at once:
Your skin makes glycerin on its own (mostly from sebaceous oil breakdown) and shuttles it to your outermost layer of skin, or your epidermis, via aquaporin-3.
Aquaporin-3 is a transporter that is essential for normal skin hydration, elasticity, and repair. Interestingly, mice lacking in AQP3 have dry and less elastic skin that can be fully corrected with glycerin.
This ingredient is non-irritating, plays well with almost every ingredient, and works across all skin types. Typical use is anywhere between 3-10% but can go up to 79% in some leave-on products.
Just know very high concentrations (>40%) can feel tacky in low humidity.
Glycerin is the name for this ingredient in American English. British English uses Glycerol/Glycerine.
Learn more about GlycerinWater. It's the most common cosmetic ingredient of all. You'll usually see it at the top of ingredient lists, meaning that it makes up the largest part of the product.
So why is it so popular? Water most often acts as a solvent - this means that it helps dissolve other ingredients into the formulation.
You'll also recognize water as that liquid we all need to stay alive. If you see this, drink a glass of water. Remember to stay hydrated!
Learn more about Water
